In light of the growth of e-commerce-and the fact that consumers and businesses are buying again, many of the discussions that we had at ProMat 2015 didn't revolve around the products and the equipment on display as much as it did the supplemental technology and solutions that are designed to optimize systems in an effort to work "smarter."

Collaboration isn't a new concept. What is new is how we collaborate. Innovative technologies such as social collaboration platforms, mobility applications and intelligent analytics and dashboards have become much more prominent within the supply chain. During this webcast we'll explore how combining these innovations with end-to-end supply chain visibility creates a prime opportunity to maximize your manufacturing Supply Chain IQ, enabling you to make better decisions and execute those decisions more quickly and profitably.

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Monday, November 17, 2014

To support business growth internationally and in their e-commerce business, the team at Fox Racing determined that Vitech's Vocollect Voice solution best met their operational needs.
With tremendous and rapid improvement in productivity and accuracy in picking, the long-time partners worked together to implement voice across multiple distribution workflows, resulting in significant bottom-line and performance gains.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Within the material handling industry, there are numerous opportunities to positively impact our environment: improving air quality, reducing energy consumption, reducing waste, increasing recycling and increasing safety.
This complimentary white paper will describe the importance of achieving sustainability through efficiency and waste reduction, and how it contributes to productivity in operations.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The rapid evolution of global business has changed the way companies are approaching the deployment of ERP. Today's need for agility and responsiveness has increased the demand for various deployment choices - on premise, hosted or through the cloud (SaaS).
In this increasingly competitive environment, the ERP deployment choice is a significant advantage for companies seeking an agile response to constantly changing and often-volatile market conditions. In particular, cloud-based ERP systems are increasingly seen as an effective means for companies to economically deploy new ERP or expand IT operations as their commercial reach broadens globally.

The paper industry is an intense, fast-moving environment with little tolerance for downtime in operations running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Because of these demands, operations are looking for equipment that can withstand the abuse with minimal downtime.
This complimentary white paper explores environmental impacts and operating conditions in the paper industry and provides an overview of materials handling equipment, attachments and options that can enhance paper industry productivity.

Monday, November 10, 2014

DC managers are implementing more automated, integrated solutions to keep up with consumer demand.
In this best-practices report, sponsored by FORTE, you'll learn which tools professionals are using to meet new challenges and how technology can make or break a distribution center in today's rapid-changing environment.
Download this complimentary white paper and read more to find out how your facility can use technology to leverage operations and optimize your performance network.

Information abounds about the growing trend of electric lift trucks and the advantages and disadvantages of the electric solution. Amid all of the information from so many sources, what's the truth about electric lift trucks?
This complimentary white paper breaks through the clutter to review why electric lift trucks are gaining in popularity and also to review their challenges, as well as their economic and environmental benefits.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

In-plant trailers represent a tried and true method of moving materials through plants safely and efficiently. While trailers look alike at first glance, there are some significant differences that greatly affect performance and cost.
The wise purchaser will study the differences and select the system that makes the best sense for the specific application.
This complimentary white paper addresses the most important design factors to consider when specifying in-plant trailers.

Very often companies debate needing a new WMS or just muddling through while constantly adding to the List. The List is that set of notes that operations people wish their WMS could do.
Every operation has their unique items, things their business requires that their WMS system doesn't do, or does poorly.
This white paper reviews how to extend a WMS to allow the List to become a thing of the past.